john: one example from hurricane katrina. john shepperd said bought 19 generators drove 600 miles offered to sell them to times what he paid for people were eager to buy them but the police arrested him, confiscated the generator and he was a jail for days. who wins? >> friends like that mississippi does not eed enemies. they take scarce resources from areas of relatively low need to areas of high need. with generators, and nobody got the after he was arrested. john: what about the pork? the poor are cut out. >> but merely passing the law to say you are not allowed to raise prices does not guarantee people get flashlights. price gouging lies prevents people from bringing more flashlights to the market. john: vs. bringing it down to bring more. who raid four price gouging. i call it flexible prices and also how i personally rip you off and got to live in this beach [ male announcer ] do you have the legal protection you need? at legalzoom, we've created a better place to turn for your legal matters. maybe you want to incorpora